Stuck?

So, do you think he's stuck?

Nope, he did eventually crawl off the side of the box and after some other toy, or maybe after Scott, I don't remember.

If you listen carefully, you can hear Scott talking to himself in another room in addition to Blaise babbling away.

Run Run Scottie Boy

Are you laughing hysterically yet? In case it isn't obvious what's happening at the end, Scott really wants Blaise to get up and run with him. I don't think Blaise would mind, but it's a skill he hasn't mastered yet. By the way, yes, Scott is capable of actually picking Blaise up off the floor. Dangerous. Must supervise 2 year old at all times.

Belly Button

Blaise's umbilical cord stump finally fell off this morning. It hung around way longer than I thought possible. Though it still doesn't look like it's completely healed. Hopefully, it won't be too much longer til he can wear his FuzziBunz and take a real bath. After all, he's pretty much outgrown the newborn ProWraps we've been using and I'd rather not buy ANOTHER pack of Swaddlers.

Nap time is lasting a long time today. Scott should be very pleasant for small group tonight. And of course, it's a nice break in the middle of the day for me too :)

Baby Acne

Blaise has baby acne really bad. It's basically all over his head and on his shoulders and chest as well. Poor kid. Completely harmless of course, but it looks so uncomfortable.

Speaking of uncomfortable, he got a shot at his 1 month check-up on Thursday... he did NOT like it. I know, no one likes shots, but Scott never screamed quite like this. Scott usually tenses on the first shot and doesn't cry or really protest until the second shot. For example, at his 15 month check-up a couple of weeks ago, Scott only had to get one shot and he didn't cry at all. The nurse stuck him, I put him down from the table and he climbed into the stroller content as could be. Now, Blaise, on Thursday, the instant the needle touched his leg he starts kicking, turns bright red and screams like he's dying. It probably took me close to 5 minutes to get him to calm down enough to leave the office. I guess he's going to be like his Daddy, who also hates getting shots. (I can't say I love them, but I really don't care. I give blood and the needle is much bigger for that.)

Anyway... Blaise's 1 month stats are 9lbs 8oz, 21 1/4 inches. I really thought he was longer than that... and maybe he is. Measuring the length of babies is not exactly a precise science.

Mommy's Helper

Scott is so fun... all the time. I love him!

Today I was cleaning the house. Okay, I was just vacuuming, which is a huge accomplishment for one day. Scott loves the vacuum cleaner. That's what makes vacuuming a huge accomplishment. He chases the vacuum, stands in the way, has learned how to turn it on and off, and today started trying to take it from me to push it around. This is going to be a wonderful thing, as long as the fascination hangs on until he's big enough to do the job by himself. Maybe we should invest in a lighter vacuum cleaner.

Yes, Scott makes me laugh at least once everyday. Don't be decieved though, he is still a 16 month old, curious about everything and hard to keep up with, and has strong opinions/desires of his own.

Scott's Sick

Yeah, Scott's sick. He was up all night on Wednesday night... not fun, considering I'm up in the night anyway to feed Blaise. Then he's had a low-grade fever and really gross runny nose since. Here's hoping it goes away quickly! And hoping nobody else catches it.
Blaise seems to be growing up. Spending a bit more awake time during the day. We have fun little chats and play for part of Scott's nap every afternoon... then he goes to sleep too and I can read or get stuff done. He's been adapting a somewhat schedule this week, which I appreciate. Especially the part where he does a little cluster feeding in the 7-9pm time frame and then sleeps for 5 hours. That's nice.
Time to watch Lord of the Rings. We're taking a break from Star Wars for a little while... however long it takes to finish watching LOTR.

A Hot One

So, today is Memorial Day. Yeah, for Holidays- Daddy is home! Yeah, for "forced vacation" days- Uncle Mike is also off. That means we're spending the afternoon at Uncle Mike's swimming... except for brief nursing breaks for myself and Blaise. Which brings me to my title line... Blaise is a hot one. It's in the 80's outside, and he's been napping in his shaded car seat, while we take turns swimming with his brother. I just picked him up to feed him and he is so SWEATY. He was pretty sweaty last night too, during the night. It seems that our second son is going to take after his daddy and be much more hot-natured than Scott and I. Scott always seems a bit chilly... kinda like me.

Today, since we're at the pool for the first time this year, we've discovered that Scott is a fish... or "fsssss" as he would say. He absolutely LOVES it. He likes to spash, kick, and dunk his face in the water to blow bubbles (he is actually mostly blowing bubbles and only drinking a small amount of pool water.) He's also enjoying getting to "jump" into the water, and playing in his floating ring thingy.

Big Boy

He's still growing away. Yesterday was Scott's "2-month" check-up. He's now 14lbs 11oz and 24". He rather did NOT enjoy the immunizations, but otherwise didn't mind the doctor's office. I was very pleased with the doctor we met yesterday and certainly hope we'll get to see him again.

Cullen has been busy with work, though we got a special treat yesterday when he came early with tickets to the Wachovia Championship. Neither of us like golf- but it was nice to walk around and spend time together.

That hardly covers half of it... but Scott is finished with being at the library!

Speed Post

We're visiting Cullen's office today, so I'm taking advantage of an internet opportunity. Cullen's parents are in town and wanted to see what he does. Maybe someday I'll finally get the 3 projects in PA straight... I always get confused which is which.

This past week was a good one for us, Cullen only traveled one night. Next week will be very chaotic on the other hand... we're all traveling with Cullen to Charleston for a conference Monday to Wednesday, then Cullen will be flying out to PA on Wednesday shortly after we get home. He'll be home Friday night and hopefully we'll have a very restful weekend. The busyness at work is starting to wear on him and he's been rather exhausted lately. We went to bed at the same time as Scott on Thursday. I'm hoping it will pass as the PA projects all pass their peaks.

Scott is growing fast. It's hard to believe he's over 2 months old now. He's starting to want to do things a lot more and that seems to be frustrating him some. I think his hair is getting a bit thicker, though a couple of people have mentioned they think it's thinner... who knows. This past week we got to have some friends from church over for an afternoon. Maddie is almost 3 months older than Scott, so it was interesting to let them "play" together. They laid on a blanket and stared at each other... well Scott stared at Maddie and smiled like crazy at her. Maddie mostly tried to turn away, but when she did face him she grabbed his arm. Julie and I said they were holding hands. It was cute. Maddie obviously has quite a bit more large motor control than Scott does, since she's a bit older.

I'm donig good. Feeling better after I had an infection a couple of weeks ago and another rather painful nursing problem last week. I also managed to get back to running this week. Jogging strollers are a pain in the arms/shoulders. (Yes, Scott is still too young to run... but I wedged his head with a towel, so he was fine and rather enjoyed the ride.)

Well... time to get going as I think the tour is over.

Patience

Patience Snider Keen
February 8, 1991 - April 7, 2006

That just says it all doesn't it? We took Patience and met Mike before work on Friday. She lived a really long time and there has NEVER been and will NEVER be a better dog. I miss her a lot. I guess I'm okay- relatively. I miss her a lot.